Ahead of the commencement of the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season, players and officials of Kwara United Football Club will be tutored on the new amendments to the laws of the game tomorrow, December 23, 2020. The team will also be lectured on the conducts required of them on the field of play, […]
Valuejet Championship: Kwara SWAN commends para-table tennis team
The Kwara chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), has commended the state’s para-table tennis team for their heroic performance at the just concluded International Valuejet Para-Table Tennis championship in Lagos. The State Secretary of the association, Olayinka Owolewa in a statement on Monday, described the one gold, one silver and seven bronze […]
Local talents set Oyun Unity Cup alight
The lawmaker representing Odo-Ogun constituency of Oyun local government in the Kwara state House of Assembly(KWHA), Honourable Yusuf Musa Atoyebi has vowed to sustain the sponsorhip of Oyun Unity Cup. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the maiden edition of the football competition today December, 20th at Ilemona LGEA Primary School, Atoyebi revealed that the […]
Omeruo Academy U-16 and U-18 screening gets date
The organizer of the Omeruo Football Academy screening have announced 22nd to 24th December as the screening dates. The screening, which will take place at the Gwarimpa Estate pitch will strictly focus on footballers between the age of 16 to 18 years. Speaking from his base in Spain, the bulky defender said “I am a […]
Shakirat, Nagode win 2nd Kwara Closed Scrabble Tournament
The Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), Kwara State chapter is poised to expand the horizon of the game to all nooks and crannies of the state as the 2nd Kwara Scrabble closed champioship ends on Saturday, December 19th. Speaking at the final event of the championship which held at the Conference Room of Kwara State Sports […]
We are developing sports beyond football – Minister
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr . Sunday Dare has declared that his priority is to develop other sports where Nigeria has comparative advantage. Speaking to pressmen during a facility tour of the on-going rehabilitation at the National Stadium, Surulere on Friday, Mr Dare said “We have seen that football has been able […]
LMC confirms December 27 as start date for NPFL 2020/2021 Season
The League Management Company (LMC) has confirmed December 27 as the commencement date for the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) 2020/2021 season. The league organiser said the commencement date was arrived at after consultations with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the participating football clubs of the NPFL and Redstrike Media Group UK, the NPFL commercial […]
Medical practitioner charges sports federations, journalists on Covid-19 challenges
A member of Kwara State Technical Committee on Covid-19, Dr Joseph Adeyemo has called on sports federations and associations in Nigeria to put to use various recommendations by experts towards containing the pandemic. Dr Adeyemo, who is the Medical Director of Olutayo Hospital, Ilorin made the call today while presenting a paper titled: ‘Covid-19 and […]
SWAN commends Gov AbdulRazaq on rehabilitation works at Kwara Stadium Complex
Information available to the Kwara chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), has it that there are massive on-going facilities rehabilitation at the State Stadium Complex, Ilorin by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq-led administration. The state Secretary of the association, Olayinka Owolewa, in a statement on Friday, said the body is delighted to learn of […]
Agbeyangi Ward wins Ilorin East female football tourney
The Chairperson of Female Football Development Committee of the Kwara State Football Association, Hajia Segilola Alaya has reiterated her resolve to continue to support the development of girl child, especially in football. The Proprietress of Abruka Queens Football Club stated this during the final ceremony of the Ilorin East Football Council organized Female Football tournament, […]